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A
absolute pressure 14.2 Measuring Pressure
acceleration due to gravity 3.5 Free Fall
acceleration vector 4.2 Acceleration Vector
action-at-a-distance force 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
air resistance 3.5 Free Fall
angle between two vectors 2.4 Products of Vectors
angular acceleration 10.1 Rotational Variables
angular momentum 11.2 Angular Momentum
angular position 10.1 Rotational Variables
angular velocity 10.1 Rotational Variables
anticommutative property 2.4 Products of Vectors
artificial joint 6.2 Friction
average power 7.4 Power
B
banked curve 6.3 Centripetal Force
bar graphs of total energy 8.3 Conservation of Energy
Barringer Crater 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
base quantities 1.2 Units and Standards
beat frequency 17.6 Beats
beats 17.6 Beats
Bernoulli’s equation 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
Bernoulli’s principle 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
bow wake 17.8 Shock Waves
bungee cord 7 Problems
C
center of mass 9.6 Center of Mass
centrifugal force 6.3 Centripetal Force
centripetal force 6.3 Centripetal Force
Cerenkov radiation 17.8 Shock Waves
chemical energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
coefficient of kinetic friction 6.2 Friction
coefficient of static friction 6.2 Friction
coefficient of viscosity 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
compressions 17.1 Sound Waves
conserved quantity 8.3 Conservation of Energy
constructive interference 16.5 Interference of Waves
contact forces 5.1 Forces
conversion factor 1.3 Unit Conversion
Coriolis force 6.3 Centripetal Force
corkscrew right-hand rule 2.4 Products of Vectors
critically damped 15.5 Damped Oscillations
cross product 2.4 Products of Vectors
D
damped harmonic motion 15.5 Damped Oscillations
derived quantity 1.2 Units and Standards
derived units 1.2 Units and Standards
destructive interference 16.5 Interference of Waves
difference of two vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
dimensionally consistent 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
dimensionless 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
Doppler effect 17.7 The Doppler Effect
Doppler shift 17.7 The Doppler Effect
dynamics 5.1 Forces
E
elastic property 17.2 Speed of Sound
Electrical energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
Electromagnetic waves 16.1 Traveling Waves
energy conservation 8.3 Conservation of Energy
English units 1.2 Units and Standards
equal vectors 2.3 Algebra of Vectors
equation of continuity 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
equilibrium position 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
external force 5.1 Forces, 9.6 Center of Mass
F
fictitious forces 5.6 Common Forces
field forces 5.1 Forces
fixed boundary condition 16.5 Interference of Waves
force 5.1 Forces
force constant (k) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
fossil fuels 8.5 Sources of Energy
free boundary condition 16.5 Interference of Waves
friction 6.2 Friction
fundamental frequency 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
G
gauge pressure 14.2 Measuring Pressure
geosynchronous 13 Problems
gravitational potential energy 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
H
heterogeneous substance 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
homogeneous substance 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
hydrostatic equilibrium 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
I
ideal banking 6.3 Centripetal Force
ideal fluid 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
impulse-momentum theorem 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
inclined plane 6.2 Friction
inertial force 6.3 Centripetal Force
inertial property 17.2 Speed of Sound
inertial reference frame 5.2 Newton's First Law
instantaneous acceleration 3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
instantaneous angular acceleration 10.1 Rotational Variables
instantaneous angular velocity 10.1 Rotational Variables
instantaneous power 7.4 Power
instantaneous velocity 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
internal force 9.6 Center of Mass
J
joule 7.1 Work
K
kinematics of rotational motion 10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
kinetic energy 7.2 Kinetic Energy
kinetic friction 6.2 Friction
L
laminar flow 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
law of conservation of angular momentum 11.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
Law of Conservation of Momentum 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
law of inertia 5.2 Newton's First Law
Lennard-Jones 6-12 potential 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
lever arm 10.6 Torque
linear wave equation 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
longitudinal wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
loop-the-loop 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
M
Mach number 17.8 Shock Waves
Mars Climate Orbiter 1.3 Unit Conversion
mass flow rate 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
Matter waves 16.1 Traveling Waves
mechanical energy 8.3 Conservation of Energy
mechanical wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
method of adding percents 1.6 Significant Figures
metric system 1.2 Units and Standards
Molniya orbit 11 Problems
N
natural angular frequency 15.5 Damped Oscillations
neap tide 13.6 Tidal Forces
net external force 5.1 Forces
Newton’s first law 5.2 Newton's First Law
Newton’s laws of motion 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
Newton’s second law 5.3 Newton's Second Law
Newton’s second law for rotation 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
Newton’s third law 5.5 Newton’s Third Law
Non-Euclidean geometry 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
non-renewable 8.5 Sources of Energy
noninertial frame of reference 6.3 Centripetal Force
Nuclear energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
O
orthogonal vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
P
parallel vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
parallel-axis theorem 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
pendulum bob 15.4 Pendulums
percent uncertainty 1.6 Significant Figures
perfectly inelastic 9.4 Types of Collisions
periodic driving force 15.6 Forced Oscillations
periodic motion 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
phase of the wave 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
physical pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
physical quantity 1.2 Units and Standards
Poiseuille’s law 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
Poiseuille’s law for resistance 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
potential energy difference 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
power 7.4 Power
power of a mechanical wave 16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
principle of equivalence 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
principle of superposition. 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
projectile motion 4.3 Projectile Motion
pulsar 11 Problems
R
radiant energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
rarefactions 17.1 Sound Waves
resonant cavities 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
resultant vector 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
right-hand rule 10.1 Rotational Variables
rigid body Introduction
rocket equation 9.7 Rocket Propulsion
rolling motion 11.1 Rolling Motion
S
scalar equation 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
scalar product 2.4 Products of Vectors
scalar quantity 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Schwarzschild radius 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Seismic waves 17.2 Speed of Sound
shock wave 17.8 Shock Waves
significant figures 1.6 Significant Figures
simple harmonic motion (SHM) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
simple pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
solar power 8.5 Sources of Energy
sonic boom 17.8 Shock Waves
sound intensity level 17.3 Sound Intensity
sound pressure level 17.3 Sound Intensity
spring tide 13.6 Tidal Forces
stable equilibrium point 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
static friction 6.2 Friction
stress-strain diagram 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
T
tail-to-head geometric construction 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
the component form of a vector 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
the parallelogram rule 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
theory of general relativity 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
thermal energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
tidal force 13.6 Tidal Forces
time of flight 4.3 Projectile Motion
torque 10.6 Torque
torsion constant 15.4 Pendulums
torsional pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
transverse wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
tubes with anti-symmetrical boundary conditions 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
tubes with symmetrical boundary conditions 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
tuned-mass damper Introduction
turbulent flow 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
two-body pursuit problem 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
two-body pursuit problems 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
U
universal gravitational constant 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
V
vector equation 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
vector product 2.4 Products of Vectors
vector quantities 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
W
wave velocity 16.1 Traveling Waves
work 7.1 Work
work-energy theorem 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
Y
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